Telegram-herald., 1887-03-20
THE MORTON HOUSE
And Some ofIt's New Appoint
ments Described.
SOLID COMFORT iAB GlAIhIALsI.
a Perfseily AsDsiatsa fsotei "ni<h
fszs Greatly Contributes foearas
ths aaosd Ds.slosrnsnf o. the
Clsf's lezc ag 5ss'asss
Th0rcaghfare.

eitF's rapil Aai healtay groalh. znd staiisd /
the s.s.,s 81 tas u.areh 5l improvement On +
~ l0as Iocalltizs. recently f0i1a1 Ainassif IA
company Euh a TELSs4Az HEkAf0 -.
earter a1minug ths appointments q he
enlarged and renes=led Norton House.
Vale engaged IN tais instructive passime,
the cid genElsaasHs conversation naturally
ariitsd 10 bis fssog.ts topic
sbs rapid march q iaPs0ysnent-and re-
calling ths tine when fhs Morton Was
sp@Dsd "a tue year 1874, hs lsdshlaziy re-
ierrsd 90 t1s fae- hat lt vas ths geleFzi
opiLion lhen E8at The houss s-s TOO i2f Ap
~ pay. Ia laet, + ~ ll5sf of good business
Alen even So tbs tine - - no@
/ long the misguided lsna-loEd would hold
.eL ~f.ms and a vel Eua Lolel, he
ad5ed, has Knocked tie reputation of these
/ predictions skyNard. f3g The Morton has
not ouiy become one u the lev nIsi-eiAss
1 hotels Ok ths stale, out has doas Ia more
i to1ar1 making Moufoe-st tie most pE0ni-
I nent u th0roug hf4Fes than The street has
/ ever done toward building up the hotel.
/ j here : a heap more truth than poetry ia
I tie Old msn fensrks. Tor MOnFOe-st- owes
more - Tie M0rIoa than the hotel dces 10
the street. What Is true OF The past seems
/ erF.ain 20 repeat itself "a the future, since
4 me Morton by constant Improvement con
i tiules 10 keep 10 advance Of the street, aud
/ the city a. 0eil FOR that matter. IS the sddi-
I lional story recently added MAKES this the
/ arsl nge-s.0ry building for other than man
! uacturing pcrToses ia HrAnd Rapids and
/ one 0f the most imposing.
/ There Is no need Of exazgerStion or gush-
! iag a4iectises ~ take the place ot pain
/ facts ia yrassing the completeness OF TIE
/ appointments o. tie enlarged and remoG-
e.ed Morton H0uss for this IS one Of tne
Instances where the unyarnlshed truth
! speaks more el0Quenuy than poetic grsh-
/ While The hlth story recently aided 10 lne
| MortOn would make az least n.ty average
| hotel rooms. It adds bat twenty-five extra
/ rooms - the house = few more than one
Z half the number there are on the aOOr be-
low. No expeuss, however great, has been
spared 10 make these eommOdious Sleeping
rooms mOdels Of comfort and cOatentment.
Five u the new rO0ms front on Monroe 81.
and four Of them have separate and private
bath rooms, closets and stationary wash
stands with hot and cold water. while al
are A. iarge Is the aFerAye paror OF pri-
| yate house and with from three 10 tour win-
! doWs il each are quite as light and airy,
! making them especially sought after Dy traV-
cling statesmen 10 show samples In. These
| roOms afe finished ia hard wood and each
Is provided with bronze set crate with
Tiled hearth and carved man-el OF striking
design, inclosina a Frecch- plate mirror
above The floors ot ali these rooms and
a. halls and passageways on this tioor are
covered with heavy MoQuette carpets, while
| all the chamber suits are either antique oak
or cherry, OF the latest desigus, and IN All
| dition each room has A liberal supply OF
| massive upholstered furniture, which invites
comfort and repose. All wood work in
| rooms and Railways is red oak IN hard, nat
| ural finish, the effect OF which is very pleas
Ok 70 the eve. A notable and commendable
feature OF the new floor. and in fact, all
/ floors OF The Morton, are the spacious, we'll
lighted and correctly ventilated halls. stair
gsTs and caSsageways To the elevator, and
; TIE numerous SAFE exits in case OF IRE. The
Z Railways are az heated by steam, ard a,
I convenient points are al the modem fire
mans implements for aiding ones fight
I from burning buildings, while in addition
4 / to numerous iron hre escapes. there are seve'
E raj exits from the 9th story leading 70 the
! ! roofs Of adjoining buildings. Better than
all. however, is the new electrical annun-
Ciator. return. call aud FIRE alarm apparatus
. | added 10 The Morton since the additional
! stosy Was put on. Ia addition % the Ordi.
Is nary office GnnunciatOr. each OF the 155
6 sleeping rooms has bell which is con
uecied with a series Of pQsh-DuttOns 70
. : hre alarm dial in the Office, and in case o.
1 ire. by simply releasing lever ia the cen
i tra o. the disi, the bell ~ each room is ruDl
4 twice during each revolution. and the revO
T. lutions continue long after every guest la
i safely left the burning building The value
; ofthis apoaFatgs Is no. alone in its capacity
as = rsIzJte Ike alarm y ith - the clrF'
. can instantly answer the cali Of an lmpa
4 tient guest. can cal a guest az any time
without sending the porter 70 pound On th
door 20 the annoyance Of the occupant
cf the adjoining rooms, or can ascertain
At once III 4 guest is in bis room vithOu
= sending the bell boy. The APPARATUS "a .
arranged tnsf the call bells IN the room wi
. give tat single tap when used as ca
- and riDg as q vibrating bell when Opsrate'
az FIRE alarm As the service - IN con
b. slant use day and night. there is never an.
81 danger Of u being 0lt Of orusr. With sucl
Al apparsfus in pisee ol he single alarm
bell On esch floor. the appalling ioss OF Inf
e A. fhs recent hotel FIRE in Buffalo wOul
never have occurred. Olher notable IN
6 pr0vsmea's in The Norton include th
mos. approved passeDgsf aud baggage eis
FAt0r. az Ordinary ailoininE t4e re,slla
7 dining hal new and samptu0usly AZ
pointed lsiies toilet rooms. tao new six
teen feet 6oiers iu The basement and gen
"A ern and thorough 0verEauiDg 0f tg
81 steam pant aud plGmbiug, maxim
; ,he hoase perfect as
n and ceiling Of The lobby, rotunds. rrsdin
'F r0om nlsiu dining ball and ordinary hsy
y been handsomely decorated. sni the ealr
- h0ase has undergone a thorough renova
non from TOP % bottom. Within the pa
= sv0 years upwards Of sevsut7-dTe siespin
rooms. besides the twenty I've new one
have been newly refarnlsred throughout
50 hat Al the beds ~ he Morton sre IL
: iiei0us resiing-lsiaecs. While there are %
fr1vei and dusty earpe.s. no worn an
y threaioare upholstery no bed spreads sn
e blankets eouuenE vita records of o-hs
IL 6a7s everything j. fresh sni sweet. six
sg1esfnr - physical enjoyment an
is aesthetic tssfe. No other praise 81 ths e 81
= eiass character ~ tAz ftanFs and appoial
is msnts 81 The episr-sd A0r0n hoss
- ls Necessary than list 81 the nor
il TT ui1ent esfae. .Esamsuts thai have bee
u called upon 20 supp.g the various f8Tn al
ie fnsa has contribute ~ the comfort and e.
ie iayusut 81 the guests 81 tais wsii-3rlere
ard seausfal hotsi. With The sxcspticn g
the rsssen GER snd hsEgsEe elevator. whic
VS. bniit and pat Up ty Crane Brn's q
- Chicago. svefythi1x vss supplied B
! home sstao. sbusufs TIE arraifectura
design vss lnrnished ~ ". - Eohsneor
- tke mason wa-k Vas dcue ~ Ban rixari
sf ner & Co. The carpenter work bY Joan y
- Fry "a bes i.ifa u~fnliic. s8iid re- - 10
ii orafioa 81 ne wails q - iebsy. roton.i
e ard resaiax fegm. Whica nss snce b
- ccF1e srrh ; popular style 81 iafsfiCr teE
araifan here. wez 3gne 81 " iier & " Nifsfis
iaa. r. ! Henry & Campsny 6It TIE freeos
~ Ia the dialux h1ii t1e oriiaary ws
= 3ecuysi~i ~ A r. Fosle. ths hanfeous
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